President for practical steps to enhance women’s participation in business sector

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday urged the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) to enhance women’s participation in the business sector and labour force as they could play an integral part in society. He called for taking practical and time-bound steps to increase women’s inclusion in the productive workforce and creating a safe, conducive, and women-friendly environment at the workplace. The president expressed these views during his visit to the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. While referring to the economic success of emerging economy of Vietnam with intellectual resources in the IT sector, the president said that the intellectual and human resource development of a nation must equally be focused on in addition to developing its natural resources. The president urged the business community to follow the path of the founder of Pakistan by pursuing the unity, faith and discipline to become successful in every walk of life and hoped that the business community would continue to strengthen economy of the country.